Walmart's impeach Trump clothing draws social media outrage

Retail giant Walmart is under fire for selling"Impeach 45 merchandise on its website

Nellie Chapman
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04 July, 2018, 00:32

A spokesperson for Walmart told Reuters that the items were sold by "third-party sellers" on its open marketplace website and were not "offered directly by Walmart".

Supporters of President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump: Democratic voters will support Republicans because of ICE criticism Coney Barrett, Kavanaugh among candidates who met with Trump: report Trump administration recommends against allowing China Mobile access to USA market MORE on Monday launched a boycott against Walmart after it was discovered the superstore was selling apparel promoting the impeachment of President Trump.

But others called it hypocritical to remove anti-Trump gear while still selling pro-Trump items.

The T-shirts weren't being sold by Wal-Mart itself, but by third-party sellers including Old Glory and Teespring Inc.

On June 27, Walmart announced that it was introducing a 3D virtual shopping tour on its website, as the retailer pours billions of dollars into beefing up its e-commerce business. Fournier wrote in a tweet directed at Walmart. In the meantime, there are plenty of other sites online to purchase a t-shirt with the same message.

The T-shirts and infant onesies sparked a Walmart boycott and caused a stir on social media.

Addendum (Ed): Or perhaps it's just another way to profit off of political passion. All of this will be embarrassments in people's closets in four to eight years, but separating a fool from his money is a long American tradition.